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25558 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Cross
We found 23731 matches on Performance Comments, 9520 matches on Event Comments, 4738 matches on Performance Title, 137 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

3076
28 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Sir George-W. Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Milward; Whisper-Cross; Isabinda-Miss Holliday; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Dancey .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Whisper Actor: Cross
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: French Company Actor: Davenport, Raftor, Cole, Mrs Cross, Miss Bennet
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Dancey
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

Music: As17351018

Dance: II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. IV: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer

Performance Comment: IV: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer .

3077
29 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Eight Years. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [For an attack upon this play on moral grounds, see Prompter, 25 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ma1ds Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Quin; Amintor-Milward; King-W. Mills; Calianax-Griffin; Evadne-Mrs Thurmond; Aspasia-Miss Holliday; Lysippus-Berry; Diphilus-Winstone; Cleon-Oates; Strato-Turbutt; Diagoras-Raftor; Dula-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Evadne Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Dula Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Wormwood Actor: Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Le Badinage by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

3078
22 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-W. Mills; Face-Mills; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Kastril-Miller; Dapper-Leigh; Abel-Cibber; Surly-Oates; Lovewit-Shepard; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Dame Pliant-Mrs Cross; Sir Epicure-Harper.
Cast
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

3079
13 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For essays on the rivalry of actors, see Daily Journal, 13 Nov., and London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-W. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Rutland-Miss Holliday; Nottingham-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Winstone; Neptune-Turbutt; Priest of Aurora-Stoppelaer; Terra-Mrs Bennet; Phoebus-Hill; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Moors-Pelling, Villeneuve, Dukes, Rector; Turk-Thurmond; Harlequin-Philips; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Roland; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Terra Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Phaeton Actor: Cross
Role: Clymene Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

3080
10 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

3081
21 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #186 1s. 6d. (Account Book); #180 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17401101, but Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Parley-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs James
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: particularly a Gparticularly a Grand Serious Ballet called Mars and Venus, a Comic Dance called The Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

3082
10 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #68 13s. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Hale; Ananias-Hippisley; Subtle-Roberts; Sir Epicure-Mullart; Tribulation-Neale; Kastril-Bridgwater; Lovewit-Arthur; Surly-Hallam; Dapper-James; Widow Pliant-Mrs Hale; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Abel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Widow Pliant Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: As17401209

3083
10 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Hotspur-Whittingham, 1st appearance on any stage; Francis-Yates; Carriers-Morgan, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Mills; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Mills; Prince John-Marr; Worcester-Winstone; Vernon-Blakes; Northumberland-Taswell; Dowglass-Woodburn; Glendower-Turbutt; Blunt-Green; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Raftor; Gadshill-Leigh; Hostess-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Northumberland Actor: Taswell
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross.

Song: 1 As17430120

Music: 1 As17430205

3084
15 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Turbutt. Tickets to be had of Neale, a Dyer, in David St., near Grosvenor Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17430121, but Occasional Prologue and Epilogue-_; Salanio-Cross; Morochius-_.
Cast
Role: Salanio Actor: Cross
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The What DYe Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Neale; Sir Thomas-Green; Sir Roger-Morgan; Dorcas-Mrs Cross; Kitty-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: III: Beard; IV: Gentle Parthenissa-Sullivan; V: Caesar and Urania-Beard, Lowe

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

3085
26 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17430301 but Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Dorinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Song: III, IV: Love

Music: V: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: a Tambourine-Master Matthews, Miss Wright after the Manner of the Moors

3086
20 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Yates; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; Butler-Wright; Miranda-Miss Bennet; Sir George Airy-Giffard; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Bridges; Charles-W. Giffard; Whisper-Neale; Patch-Mrs Cross; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430917, but Kitty Pry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Egerton.
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Mrs King.

3087
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Winstone
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mann

3088
22 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Church, Baker, Saunder, Dunbar, Bride, Brooks, Peite, and Stephens (Gallery Box-Keeper). Places of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Hotspur-Delane; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Francis-Yates; Northumberland-Taswell; King-Havard; Prince John-Miss Cole; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Winstone; Douglas-Woodburn; Glendower-Turbutt; Blunt-Green; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Collins; Gadshill-Dunstall; Carriers-Morgan, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Ridout; Hostess-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Taswell
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17440517, but Sir John-A person who never appeared before; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: 1 II: Morland

Dance: 1 IV: Mlle Auguste

3089
11 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford-Havard; Pembroke-Delane; Bishop of Winchester-L. Sparks; Northumberland-Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Cross; Sussex-Mozeen; Suffolk-Winstone; Sir John Gates-Woodburn; Lieutenant-Goodfellow; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Jane Gray Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: I: Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment

Song: II: Rise Glory Rise-Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; V: The Subscription-Lowe

3090
13 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17451128, but Quack-I. Sparks; Alithea-Mrs Cross; Lady Dainty-_; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Squeamish Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Vaughan

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Mechels

3091
09 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Benefit for Lee, Pilkington [Box Office keeper], Pritchard, Saunders [Assistant box office keeper and lobby door keeper], and Emberton [Stage Door Keeper]. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee 1st appearance this stage; Prince John-Marr; Falstaff-Dance; King-Havard; Carriers-Barrington, I. Sparks; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Francis-Yates; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Winstone; Blunt-Goodfellow; Douglas-Usher; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Collins; Gadshill-Leigh; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Anatomist

Performance Comment: See17460501, but Medecin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: 1 I: Lowe

Dance: 1 III: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

3092
11 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460206, but Bullock-Winstone; Rose-Miss Minors; Constable-Gray; 2nd Recruit-Leigh; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

3093
15 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Hotspur-Barry; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Francis-Yates; Kate-Mrs Woffington; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Prince John-Miss Cole; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Winstone; Northumberland-Bridges; Douglas-Mozeen; Glendower-Cibber; Blunt-Usher; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Collins; Gadshill-Lee; Carriers-Barrington, I. Sparks.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

3094
20 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17461209[ but Mrs Cross doubled in Diana and Mrs Peachum].
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

3095
25 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Farce never acted before, taken from Moliere. Cross: Farce damn'd: bef: 1st Act over. Powel: N.B.: This Farce was disaprov'd of by the Town. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #146 1s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: George Dandin

Performance Comment: Blakes, Taswell, Barrington, Usher, Shuter, Mrs Clive, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Green.

Dance: PPolish Dance, as17471102

3096
03 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross); #105 15s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17471107, but Myrtle-Lee,1st time; Lucinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Lowe; Mauxalinda-Mrs Mozeen; Gubbins-Reinhold; Dragon-Blakes; Margery-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

3097
27 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #70 (Cross); #66 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17480920, but Ben advertised with a song and dance in character; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performance Comment: Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.
Cast
Role: Pomona's followers Actor: Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly

3098
31 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #90 (Cross); #89 1s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17481006, but Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; III: Savoyards, as17480920

Ballet: V: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

Cast
Role: Pomona's followers Actor: Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly

3099
29 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Mrs Cibber first did Ophelia (Cross). Afterpiece: By particular desire. Five rows of Pit laid into Boxes and stage as on 7 March. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #275 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17490126, but Gravediggers-_Vaughan, Ray; Polonius-James; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber 1st time; Lucianus-_; Rosencraus-_; Guildenstern-_; Marcellus-_; Player King-_; Player Queen-_.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber 1st time
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright CrossJames Sanderson

3100
04 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Candlemen, #1 10s.; Hickman (Porter), 18s.; Paddick rais'd, 10s.; Salary list at #49 17s. 7d. per day, #299 5s. 6d. Paid Cross for paper & pens, 7s.; Paid Bill Stickers, #2 14s.; Paid Brooks & Mason Hand Bills, 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to Billstickers and for Handbills, for Candlemen, and for Hickman, the porter, are weekly constants. They are averaged for the season in the following table and will not be further itemized.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Billstickers #2 14s. #86 8s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Candlemen #1 10s. #48@Hickman 18s. #28 16s.@ Receipts: #130 (Cross); #131 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon; Moneses-Havard; Axalla-King; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Dervise-Berry; Haly-Usher; Stratocles-Palmer; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive